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PART 4
Defamation of Body Corporate
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Defamation of body corporate
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6. The Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 12:
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“Defamation of body corporate
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12. (1) The provisions of this Act apply to a body corporate as they apply to a natural person, and a body corporate may bring a defamation action under this Act in respect of a statement concerning it that it claims is defamatory.
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(2) A statement concerning a body corporate that is made on or after the date of the coming into operation of section 6 of the Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 is not defamatory unless its publication has caused, or is likely to cause, serious harm to the reputation of the body corporate.
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(3) Harm to the reputation of a body corporate that trades for profit shall not be considered to be serious harm for the purposes of subsection (2) unless it has caused, or is likely to cause, the body corporate serious financial loss.”.
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